Hello Gorgeous! Beauty + Life

Hello Gorgeous! Beauty + Life

Nearly 12,000 Miles, Minimal Showers, One Genius Solution

A shower in a packet, no loofah required

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Rachel Weingarten
Jan 06, 2026
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Hello, Gorgeous!

It’s been a minute. Are we still saying Happy New Year! or are we over the forced merriment?

Moving right along.

I’m tired. Deep bone weary tired that comes with flying nearly 12,000 miles in just over a week. In a tin can. With feral flight attendants and Soviet era airplanes (or at least it felt that way). And some bug I think I picked up on the flight home. But still, the trip proved to be the most intense spiritual and emotional experience of my entire life (I’ll tell you about it another time) and I missed you all too much to stay away any longer.

Over the past few days I’ve done something I never do. I ate in bed. Twice. One time was steel cut oats. Everyone knows that oats = fiber and fiber = health so it was more a health thing than a lazy girl thing. The second time was some vegan chocolate pudding. Well, vegan = plant-based = EVEN HEALTHIER. So please don’t hold this lapse against me.

You know what I didn’t do much in the past two days? Shower. I know. Gross. B…

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